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This week, eight is enough for Konawaena. The three-time defending state champions of girls basketball suited up in McKinley Student Council Gymnasium in their black uniforms, green lettering with white accents. Eight players strong. In a 59-28 win over Sacred Hearts, the Wildcats played lock-down man-to-man defense, their forte through more than a decade of excellence under Coach Bobbie Awa. Mikayla Tablit and Cherilyn Molina pestered the Lancers everywhere, but most effectively at midcourt. The senior guards scored 15 points […]

The latest incarnation of ‘Iolani girls basketball is deep and fresh. Fresh as in freshman Lily Lefotu Wahinekapu, who poured in 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Lady Raiders wore down Lahainaluna for a 49-45 victory on Thursday night at the McKinley Black and Gold Classic. The 5-foot-7 wing was an energizer on both ends of the floor, and Coach Dean Young went 10 deep. Kellie Okamura scored 10 points and added five rebounds, two steals and two […]

When Shawna Kuehu began to torch the Interscholastic League of Honolulu — and the rest of the state — as a dominant player, she was just a freshman. Of course, in the 12 years that have passed, Punahou basketball has endured ups and downs. The world has changed in some ways. Kuehu was named Honolulu Star-Bulletin All-State player of the year during that freshman season of 2005, back when the girls season was still in the spring and Buffanblu hoops […]